Accident Rubber Tapper Dies After Pickup Skids into Ditch in Udon Thani

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 55-year-old rubber tapper died after losing control of his pickup truck, which skidded off a bend and plunged into a canal in Ban Phue district, Udon Thani. Authorities believe fatigue may have played a role.

 

The crash occurred near the Nong Hua Khu–Non Sa-ard bridge in Nong Hua Khu Subdistrict. The vehicle, a Isuzu D-Max, was found partially submerged in the canal. Locals broke the left-side cab window and retrieved the driver, later identified as Mr. Bunlom, before medics arrived.

 

Emergency responders attempted CPR and administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but Mr. Bunlom was pronounced dead at Ban Phue Hospital. Witnesses noted brake marks on the road indicating the vehicle had skidded before plunging into the water.

 

According to village headman Mr. Ittisak Thatchai, Mr. Bunlom had spent the entire night tapping rubber and was driving to buy groceries the following morning. He reportedly called his wife during the incident, asking for assistance, but was unable to escape from the submerged vehicle as the doors were blocked by the water.

 

Police suspect that fatigue, combined with the use of air conditioning in the vehicle, caused Mr. Bunlom to “fall asleep at the wheel,” resulting in the fatal crash.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-08-25